Protects flocks from predators

A motif · Behaviour

One figure in this bestiary carries it.

Carried by

The Basajaun's most consistent role in Basque folklore is as the protector of flocks of sheep from wolves and storms; shepherds in some tellings left him offerings of food or milk in exchange for his protection, and his footsteps or distinctive whistle in the night were taken as a warning that a storm or wolf attack was approaching.